The pale blue layer is a leftover piece of CS that I’ve had for a while. It has a slight shimmer to it in R.L. and I’m a fan of subtle shimmer. I wondered if I could stamp on it and get a good impression so I tried using Versamark and it worked beautifully. Heat embossed in silver and the set I used is an old one I won, by Impressions by Stamping, called Sweet Aviary. I haven’t use this set much so figured it was about time I inked it more. I heat embossed a bird in white at the top and added the sentiment in black at the bottom. Sentiment is another one from my new Spellbinders set and again I like the font a lot. I cut the piece down and centered it on the card front. Added a few gems and avoided the temptation to add more to the card.
Lavender House Creations 
Pretty card! I like the birdhouse. Lovely blue color.
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Thanks Lisa. This stamp set has several bird cages with different shapes to it.
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Oh, this is so lovely! Beautiful work on it. I love the white bird with the soft blue and silver.
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Thanks Golda. I like the softness of this one myself.
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Very pretty! Love the textured, shgimmery paper you chose behind your embossed images.
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I cannot remember where I purchased the textured shimmer paper but have had it for a long time. Just used another piece for another card actually. Thanks for the love.
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The silver embossing on the shimmery paper is beautiful. Great take on the challenge.
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I wasn’t sure it would work as stamping on textured paper can be a challenge. It worked well though. Thanks for the comment.
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Great job on this challenge. The silver embossing on the shimmery paper looks awesome.
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I love that shimmery textured paper and am looking around for some more to purchase. Thanks so much.
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Oh so pretty Johanna. The silver embossing is gorgeous and I think you added just the right number of gems.
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Thanks a lot, I just found those gems in a drawer. I had forgotten I had them. LOL
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What a pretty card! I love that birdcage image. Great way to use the challenge colors. Thanks for playing with Just Us Girls!
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